What you need to know before you Glance
This activity helps students understand the language and terminology related to the census. It forms the basis for students' learning throughout the rest of the Agriculture at a Glance activities.
Subjects: geography, family studies/home economics and science.
Worksheet: Glossary of terms

First you take an ecumene.
This activity focuses on the term "ecumene" and how it is used to define terminology related to mapping.
Subjects: geography and family studies/home economics

They're tilling that field behind the mall
This activity looks at the competition between agriculture and urban development for land around urban centres and the difficulties and advantages of farming close to urban areas. The pressure to build more housing in urban areas is strong, but such development takes some of Canada's best farmland out of production permanently. Should decisions on how this land is used be left solely to the market? Students will debate the issue.
Subjects: geography, family studies/home economics and science.

They're here to farm
This activity focuses on the contribution of immigrants to Canadian agriculture, highlighting which countries they come from and why, and what types of farms they prefer.
Subjects: geography and history.

Where were your ancestors in 1871?
This activity looks at farm families in the 1870s, contrasting life in pioneer times with that of today. Students look at the profile of their family and community now and in the past.
Subject: history.
Worksheet: Family History Chart for ________________

Bud the Spud moves west
This activity focuses on the increase in potato production in western Canada. It discusses how scientists and growers are discovering that soil and climate conditions in western Canada are well suited to growing potatoes.
Subjects: geography, family studies/home economics and science.

What's in your grocery cart?
This activity considers some of the new produce we are seeing in Canadian grocery stores. It looks at the origins of these vegetables, and how they came to be in Canadian stores.
Subjects: geography, family studies/home economics and science.

What's growing under glass?
This activity looks at the increase in greenhouse area in Canada, and how this industry is changing.
Subjects: geography and family studies/home economics.

Fresh produce north of 60
This activity looks at how greenhouses in the North are changing the ways in which people in more remote regions of the country have access to fresh produce for a longer part of the year.
Subjects: geography, family studies/home economics and science.

From Concord to Chardonnay: Canada's grape transformation
This activity looks at how Canada's grape industry has transformed itself in the wake of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement.
Subjects: geography, family studies/home economics and science.

Little bees, big potential
This activity looks at bees and the important role they play in food production. Particular attention is paid to the leafcutter bee and how its positive attributes benefit modern agriculture.
Subjects: geography, family studies/home economics and science.
Worksheet: Comparison of bees

Tapping the Manitoba maple - a Prairie cottage industry
This activity looks at tapping Manitoba maple trees for their sap in Saskatchewan and Manitoba in order to make maple syrup.
Subjects: geography, family studies/home economics and science.

The little devils are everywhere!
This activity focuses on dairy goats, their care and their increasing place in the Canadian food supply system.
Subjects: geography, family studies/home economics and science.

Stop the car! Are those llamas in that field?
It is becoming more common for farms to raise animals other than cows, pigs and chickens. This activity looks at the increase in alternative livestock operations in Canada.
Subjects: geography and family studies/home economics.
Worksheet: Alternative livestock

From wild beast to docile partner
This activity looks at how cattle were domesticated and the changes in choice of breeds raised in Canada over the past 100 years.
Subjects: geography, family studies/home economics and science.

What is "sustainable" agriculture?
This activity focuses on the concept of sustainability as it applies to agriculture. In order to fully understand the concept of sustainability we need to understand all aspects of it: environmental, economic and social sustainability.
Subjects: geography, family studies/home economics and science.

Living with the farm next door
This activity looks at the competing interests and potential for conflict between very large livestock farms and their rural neighbours.
Subjects: geography, family studies/home economics and science.

It's waste and a valuable resource too
This activity looks at all aspects of manure and manure management (often called nutrient management) from its value as a soil fertilizer to environmental concerns over mismanagement.
Subjects: geography, family studies/home economics and science.

There's more to organic farming than being pesticide-free
This activity looks at all aspects of organic farming, helping students to understand what the term really means.
Subjects: geography, family studies/home economics and science.
Worksheet: Organic farming

What's for dinner, Daisy?
This activity looks at the amount and types of food consumed by different farm animals.
Subjects: geography.
Worksheet: Different amounts for different animals

Dairy and beef - contrasting industries
This activity looks at the differences and similarities in raising dairy cattle and beef cattle, and the differences in the way the two industries operate.
Subjects: geography and family studies/home economics.
Worksheet: Dairy and beef compared

A tag in every ear
This activity focuses on new initiatives to improve food safety and animal health through ear tag identification systems.
Subjects: geography, family studies/home economics and science.

Pig production is getting bigger and more specialized
This activity looks at changes in pig production and the factors behind them.
Subjects: geography and family studies/home economics.

There's a pig in your closet
Most of us think of farm animals only as sources of meat, eggs or milk. This article shows the variety of other products and benefits we get from pigs.
Subjects: geography and science.
Worksheet: How pigs contribute to our lives

Growing dominance of a few large poultry farms - a continuing legacy
This activity looks at the continuing trend to larger and larger poultry operations. It considers the factors that have led to this trend, including the impact of consumer demand on the industry.
Subjects: geography and family studies/home economics.

How supply management works
This activity introduces students to the concept of supply management. Students will consider the advantages and disadvantages for both producers and consumers. It would be a good basis for discussion in an economics class.
Subjects: geography and family studies/home economics.

The pumpkin patch - a venture in agri-tourism
This activity focuses on changes in the way in which fruit and vegetable producers are selling their produce. Using the pumpkin industry as a case study, it examines the agri-tourism trend.
Subjects: geography and family studies/home economics.

A science-fiction harvest
The issue of biotechnology in agriculture has generated much debate. This activity is designed to help students better understand biological systems for producing materials and their advantages over synthetic systems.
Subjects: geography, family studies/home economics and science.
Worksheet: Improvements through biological processes

There's omegas in those hemp seeds
This activity focuses on fat in our diet. The discussion centres on the nutritional benefits of omega fatty acids, which are found in hemp and other oilseeds.
Subjects: geography, family studies/home economics and science.

Growing herbs for the medicine chest
In this activity, students learn about the different medicinal herbs that are being grown on Canadian farms.
Subjects: family studies/home economics and science.

Technology on the farm
This activity looks at the different ways in which technology is used on the farm.
Subjects: geography, family studies/home economics and science.

Farming with a mouse
This lesson focuses on computer use on farms. As in other parts of society, computers are a part of farmer's lives. Computers provide much-needed information on farms and facilitate activities such as banking, marketing, communications and research.
Subject: science.

Dairy farming goes high tech
This activity looks at changes in technology and how they affect the dairy industry.
Subjects: geography, family studies/home economics and science.